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SEREMBAN, December 12 – An officer was killed while a man was injured in a collision involving six vehicles in the 15th kilometer Jalan Kuala Pilah-Simpang Pertang, Jempol, about 45 km from here, today.
Jempoh District Police Chief Superintendent Hoo Chang Hook said that Normaheiran Mohamad, 47, died at the scene while the driver, P. Rajan, 56, fractured his leg and arm at the incident at 12.50 pm.
Preliminary investigations found that the mishap occurred when a Simpang Pertang truck heading to Kuala Pilah failed to stop at a red light and swept through the back of five stopped cars.
“The impact of the collision immobilized the driver of the third car in his seat and killed him on the spot, while one driver was injured and the rest unharmed,” he said in a statement today.
Hoo said the victim’s body was sent to Jempol Hospital for an autopsy, while the injured victim, P. Rajan, was rushed to Tuanku Ampuan Najihah in Kuala Pilah for further treatment.
A urine test performed on the truck driver showed that he was positive for methamphetamine and had been detained under section 44 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 to facilitate the investigation. – Bernama
